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Bob Hope plays his usual dimwitted cluck who in this film happens to be an insurance salesman. Only Hope, one step from being given the boot and desperate to sell a policy, would sell one to Jesse James. Jesse being the smart guy he is decides this has potentiality. He can fake his own death and lay low for a while with a nice nest egg. Bank robbery, train robbery, his usual line of work does have some risk attached to it. Now guess who the schnook he figures he'll bump off to be the dead Jesse James? Why its Hope come west to protect Jesse until the home office figures a way to cancel the policy.

I saw this in the movies way back when I was 12 years old and it first came out. As such I appreciated fully the significance of the cameo appearances of all those TV western stars. TV westerns were at their height at that time so anyone who saw this knew for instance that Ward Bond was Major Seth Adams of Wagon Train. Today, I wager, that viewers will recognize Bond as Bert the Cop from It's A Wonderful Life unless Wagon Train is being run on Hallmark at the time. Similarly Gail Davis as Annie Oakley or Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp (a show I wish some cable channel would pick up). Nice gag, but dated now.

Nevertheless its a very funny picture with the lovely Rhonda Fleming as Jesse's girl and beneficiary until she falls for Hope. So many smart women keep falling for Hope the schnook in his films. Wendell Corey is a crafty Jesse James with Jim (Dallas) Davis as brother Frank. And of course the obligatory appearance by Bing Crosby.

Bumbling buffoon insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells notorious outlaw Jesse James a $100,000 policy. When his boss finds out who the customer is, he dispatches Farnsworth after James in the hope of buying back the policy, he also gives strict orders that Farnsworth must ensure that James comes to no harm.

Bob Hope sells Jesse James an insurance policy! that alone should prepare you for what type of picture this is. There is nothing out of the ordinary here that we haven't seen before in most other Hope vehicles, and as a huge fan of "The Paleface" and the even better "Son Of Paleface", I would point readers to those pictures by way of them being far better. However, "Alias" has some fine moments that keep it way above average, in fact for visual gags alone this picture scores higher than most of Hope's better known comedies. Be it a steaming alcohol fuelled hat or a magic mushroomed fed horse, there is still much fun to be had as Hope plays out his winning formula.

Along for the ride is the supremely sexy Rhonda Fleming as Jesse James' gal, Cora Lee Collins, and as James himself we get Wendell Corey looking as though he is rather enjoying himself. The final reel of this film is now something of legend as we get to play spot the genre star during a protracted shoot out, stars such as Gary Cooper, Roy Rogers & Gail Davis join Bing Crosby to close the picture on a mightily high point. 6.5/10

The Bob Hope movies I liked best were the ones that were a mixture of mirth and murder (CAT AND THE CANARY, THE GHOST BREAKERS), where he played the cowardly hero who gets the girl in the final reel. His westerns were fun too, films like THE PALEFACE or SON OF PALEFACE. It's good to report that ALIAS JESSE JAMES fits the standard for his western spoofs, all done up in fancy Technicolor and given a good cast.

The comic set-up has him selling a life insurance policy to Jesse James (WENDELL COREY) and then told by his bosses that he must go out west and get the policy back at all costs--even if it means his own life, since the policy is worth $100,000. BOB HOPE, of course, takes the assignment and gets mixed up with the James brothers (brother Frank James is played by JIM DAVIS). Not only is he surrounded by a gun-toting gang but he falls in love with Jesse's girl (RHONDA FLEMING), who is fed up with Jesse and ready for a new beau.

The laughs are steady as Hope fumbles his way through one laughable but impossibly silly situation after another, ready with the one-liners and getting the most out of a zany script. A chase toward the end is full of sight gags that work and the final shootout shows him shooting at the town villains while others do the actual killing shots--including GARY COOPER, JAMES ARNESS, WARD BOND, ROY ROGERS, GAIL DAVIS and, no surprise, BING CROSBY.

It's a lightweight romp for Hope and Fleming, with WENDELL COREY surprisingly good as Jesse James and MARY YOUNG doing a nice job as his gun-toting ma.

Briskly directed by Norman Z. McLeod, it's simple minded fun played in broad farcical style by a pleasant cast and one of Hope's better films during the '50s.

This movie was tied up for years due to royalty rights since 11 cowboy stars of the late '50s appear in cameos helping Bob Hope in the final shootout. Note that Gene Autry and James Garner do not appear in the current product, though they were in the original.

Then there is an owl-eyed kid named Harry Truman playing the piano. Bob clubs a gila monster ("The mice sure grow big around here"), then realizes he used a rattlesnake.

I've shown this tape to many people, and all agree it's the best Bob Hope movie and one of the funniest movies they've ever seen.

If you don't like bob hope, you might want to pass on this one. It is funny, but it's not as quick as the "Road" movies. Hope plays a life insurance salesman in the old west, who sells a huge policy to Jesse James! Bob is then sent to protect his policy holder and his job. In order to keep jesse safe, Hope risks life and limb by acting and dressing as the real gunslinger would. In his "alias" will Bob steal the trainrobber's girl to boot? Western fans might want to watch the Paleface, or Son of Paleface, before judging Hope on this one though. Basically the same movie made three times. "Alias" does have some cameo appearances from early television and movies i think western fans will find fun. Worth a watch.

Funny film as Bob Hope portrays insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth. As Wendell Corey, who portrays James asks, "What's a Milford Farnsworth?"

As far as I'm concerned, Mary Young as Ma James steals this picture as the soft spoken mother of the outlaw who only wants her Jesse to eat a good breakfast before he goes out to steal. With her sing-song voice, Ma comes across as a kindly old lady only to resort to the shotgun when Rhonda Fleming jumps ship in her wedding dress and flees with Hope.

The plot is hilarious. The inept Farnsworth sells James an insurance policy and James in turn plans to have Hope dressed like him, and killed so that he can enjoy the $100,000 that the policy is worth. What's even funnier is that dance hall queen Cora Lee, Fleming, falls for Hope.

The picture provides good laughs and was appropriate for the 1950s light comedies with Hope.

Enjoyed this very funny Western Film with Bob Hope, ( Milford Farnsworth) starring as a life insurance salesman who sells a policy to Jesse James, (Wendell Corey) the famous gangster cowboy. Milford Farnswoth also follows Jesse James West to see that Jesse stays alive. Milford gets himself adjusted to the West and meets up with a very pretty young woman named Cora Lee Collins, (Rhonda Fleming). Cora Lee happens to be the saloon singer and girlfriend of Jesse James and Milford gets himself involved with a marriage ceremony and makes a good job of having the Bride run away with him and the funny thing is that Jesse James future wife Cora Lee happens to be the bride. There are plenty of cameos of famous actors in this film, namely: Trigger, the horse of Roy Rogers and Roy Rogers, James Arness, Ward Bond, Gary Cooper and Bing Crosby. This is a great entertaining film and you will not want to miss this film if you have never view this film. Enjoy.

This is a great movie. The music was sung by Guy Mitchell with all original songs. Great music and a funny movie. If you like comedy westerns this is a great one.

I can't get over the music though. Guy Mitchell had one of the best voices ever. And these original songs are classic. Wish I could get a hold of the sound-track.

There will never be another Bob Hope. Seems like comedy today is nothing but dirt. Bob's was clean and funny and adult. This is probably the best comedy western ever completed by Hope. Too bad they couldn't keep the original cameos i.e. Gene Autry was in the original at the ending gunfight.

A good lighthearted film with very respectable action sequences considering the film's age. The humour was the usual Hope retorts and was certainly an asset. Whilst Bob Hope died at 100 years old; Rhonda Fleming, nowadays 95 Years old, was a real live true beauty that graced many a film.

If Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming & Gloria Talbott aren't enough to perk your interest in this hilarious Western-Comedy, take a look at who else appears! It's an all-star cast guesting in cameos! This is a must see for all Hope fans, all Western fans, and everybody who likes their movies to be fun! 9.

I get the lower reviews. Some of the writing could be funnier at times, but Hope makes the most of it. The problem is there's just not enough meat to the story once the plot is known.

A decent go-to for us when we need a laugh.

I mean here's a guy so averse to liquor, that when he has a shot in the saloon, his hat contorts into different shapes. An old gag in Hope flicks.

Bob hope is a comic, but also, every bit a comedian. One-liners sure, but face & sight gags you just can't get enough of. You have to be a fan (like me), to really appreciate him.

The climax is pretty funny. Ever the bumbling coward, Bob baby, in a gunfight, gets a whole bunch of surprise (and hidden) help at the end; all the while, thinking HE is the marksman. And the final scene cameos are many.

I'll say it again: Typical corny Bob, just in a Western this time.

No I didn't give anything away here. Besides, one cannot reproduce Bob's routine with any words.

And finally; Rhonda Fleming, the Queen of Technicolor, is a knock out. She's 36 in this and ravishing. And she was really built well! Er, what I mean by that is, she lived healthy to 97 years of age. What did you think I meant!?:)

So, when you're in the mood for corny, this is (not a great), but fun flick, with some great gags & one-liners.

As an example: Indian Princess staring deep into Hope's eyes; says "Your eyes, they should be on a woman."

Bob: "They usually are!" :)

Thx

Bob R.

Bob Hope is an incompetent life insurance salesman who finally sells a policy - to Jesse James! Understandably, his boss wants Mr. Hope to return the $100,000 to the outlaw; if necessary, Hope is ordered to die on the job. Hope, calling himself an "eligible bachelor", wishes that he had Jessie's girl - the pretty Rhonda Fleming, who sings. Wendell Corey plays the straight man Jesse James. Hope loses his shirt in a card game. "Alias Jesse James" is a one-joke comedy with a cute ending - it features a slew of western star cameos; they help Hope and Fleming in a shootout. Bing Crosby says, "This fella needs all the help he can get."

**** Alias Jesse James (3/20/59) Norman Z. McLeod ~ Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey

This is a treat for those of us who enjoy side-splitting slapstick without being silly. Bob Hope has been an all-time favorite of mine and in this film he really knows how to get the laughs. He plays an insurance salesman who sells a life insurance policy to Jesse James (played by Wendell Corey) and falls for Jesse's saloon-singer/girlfriend (played by the lovely Rhonda Fleming). It has so many sight gags that it has to be viewed all the way through to really enjoy them. And the cameos by all the western stars during the shootout - what a great idea! Even the kids will get a kick out of this one. My 15-year-old even loved it, considering the junk that's called entertainment today for their age group. Get the family, get some popcorn, gather 'round the set, you baby boomers, and enjoy some great comedy.

Assured, self-amused Bob Hope comedy, a jokey western involving an insurance salesman from New York who unwittingly sells a valuable life policy to the infamous gunslinger/train robber Jesse James; he's forced by his boss to head West to find Jesse and ask for the policy back. Hope's nervous shtick routine (always followed by a series of variable one-liners) isn't quite the stuff of side-splitting comedy--and yet he's so smooth and adept at these gags, there's nostalgic pleasure in just watching him have at it. A few of the sight-gags that bomb out the first time are then repeated (such as Hope's brim unfurling after a stiff drink, or a goat snacking on playing cards), causing fatigue to set in after an hour or so. Wendell Corey seems to have no idea how to play outlaw James, but there's a nice love-interest in Rhonda Fleming as a saloon singer (dressed in a succession of lovely Edith Head gowns, Fleming also shares a fun duet with Bob on "Ain't-a-Hankerin'"). The finale is a real delight, great for movie and TV buffs, and nearly makes the picture worthwhile. **1/2 from ****

This film is utterly ridiculous. Where to begin… Bob Hope plays an inept life insurance salesman who sells a $10,000 policy to a mysterious stranger. He then finds out the stranger is none other than the notorious outlaw Jesse James, whom Hope must go out west to protect or his insurance company will go bankrupt (you'd think there'd be an easier solution…). The absurdity does not stop there. This film offers a unique depiction of Jesse James as a mild-mannered, community-oriented insurance fraud. For some reason, a helpful Indian princess shows up along the way.

Preposterousness aside, I had fun watching this film. The plot is really just an excuse for Bob Hope to entertain by feigning courage before comically sinking back into cowardice. While I mainly enjoyed Alias Jesse James as a Bob Hope fan, the film also benefits from Rhonda Fleming as Hope's genuinely lovely love interest, and western fans should get a kick out of the ending. I would advise those who are not yet Bob Hope fans to see Road to Morocco or another one of his more well-known films first – you've really got to be a fan of Bob Hope and of corny screwball comedies to enjoy Alias Jesse James.

This movie begins with an incompetent insurance agent named "Milford Farnsworth" (Bob Hope) accidentally selling a life insurance policy to the notorious outlaw "Jesse James" (Wendell Corey) who just happens to be visiting New York. Needless to say, with so many people gunning for this particular outlaw his boss is not very happy with this transaction. Because of that he immediately sends Milford on the next train back west to find Jesse and refund the money in exchange for the policy he issued to him. Failing that, he is given instructions to keep Jesse alive as long as possible so the insurance company doesn't have to pay anything. To that end, Milford assumes the identity of Jesse to confuse everybody-and that suits the outlaw just fine. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an okay comedy which suffered a couple of misfires here and there but essentially made up for it with the presence of Rhonda Fleming (as Jesse's girlfriend "Cora Lee Collins") who was absolutely stunning. In any case, while this it's certainly not a hilarious movie it was good enough for the time spent and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

I always liked old school westerns, and still do. As a kid, Bob Hope was my favourite, in comedies, but I was wary of watching this as I thought I mightn't like it as an adult. I needn't have worried, it was absolutely brilliant and Bob was as funny as I remembered. I'll definitely watch it again too.

Top-notch comedy in every department and with the great Bob Hope showing his comical skills . This hilarious western spoof is wickedly funny , marvellously self-aware with lots of entertainment and amusement . Agreeable comedy/musical/western with genuine and sympathetic characters , it is plenty of humor , tongue-in-cheek , bemusing gags and lots of fun . Hope plays Milford Farnsworth an Inept insurance salesman who sells a man a $100,000 policy but he results to be Jesse James . When his boss learns the man was the famous bandit he sends Milford after him who returns to claim his policy , which is nowhere to be found. As a cowardly Hope with money to buy back the policy becomes a gunslinging hero when Jesse/Wendell Corey starts aiming for him . There he unwittingly takes on bad guys . Along the way he meets a beauty Rhonda Fleming . Bob Hope rides the range bareback in the biggest gun, gal and gag stampede in the West ! . Make way for 'Drag-a-long' Hope !. This town ain't big enough for both of us !. Look who they gave a gun !. Bob Hope As the Most Wanted Trigger in the West! . As the Most Wanted Figger in the West!

A rip-roaring Western/comedy as the conventions of the Wild West are turned upside down . This funny picture is a gag feast , plenty of humor , diverting situations and absurd sketches in Leslie Nielsen style . This one was just as good and had even a few more funnier moments including the scenes with Jesse James , the fight with the gunslingers , and , of course, the climatic chase scene , all of them make a fun good time . Adding a lot of cameos from TV stars and others known stars , such as : Fess Parker of Daniel Boone , Hugh O'Brian of Wyatt Earp , James Arness of Gunsmoke, Jay Silverheels of Lone Ranger , Roy Rogers , Gary Cooper , Bing Crosby , Jack Lambert, Jim Davis , Mike Mazurki , Iron Eyes Cody, Ward Bond , Bob Reeves , among others . One of Bob Hope's best , full of cartoon like gags , unheralded comedy classic . This was a worthy successor to the original ¨Paleface¨ and ¨Son of Paleface¨ , made in similar wake . Amusing and spasmodic comedy with the genius comic Bob Hope acting in his stereotyped role by relinquishing creative control and concentrating on humor based on destruction and wreak havoc , nice inventive bits , skilfully combining the entertainment with the amusement . Bob runs away with every cowboy cliché and even arranges to wind up with the girl . Gorgeous as well as sultry Rhonda Fleming who ropes the nervous Hope into marriage for the sake of his job . Bob Hope played and produced three Westens spoofs , this ¨Alias Jesse James¨(1959) , along with ¨Paleface¨ was also directed by Norman Z MacLeod starred by Hope as a bungler dentist , Jane Russel as Calamity Jane and Robert Armstrong , its sequel ¨Son of Paleface¨ results to be as good as the original , that was remade in 1968 as ¨The shakiest gun in the West¨ , with Don Knotts and Jackie Coogan .

The motion picture was well directed by Norman Z MacLeod . His first successful full-length film was ¨Taking a Chance¨ (1928) for Fox . He was one of Paramount's top directors when he shot two early films with The Marx Brothers, ¨Monkey Business¨ (1931) and ¨Horse Feathers¨ (1932), both considered among the team's best . Other memorable work from McLeod includes ¨It's a Gift¨ (1934) with W. C. Fields , ¨Topper¨ (1937) with Cary Grant and the Danny Kaye comedy , ¨Secret Life of Walter Mitty¨ (1947) . Rating : 6,5/10 . Entertaining and amusing movie that will appeal to Bob Hope fans . Worthwhile watching .

I am actually someone who likes Bob Hope movies, which is why Alias Jessie James was a disappointment. I saw scenes from other movies ( such as My Favorite Spy ( the tree scene) and of course Son of Paleface). The best ones in the movie were Rhonda Fleming ( Cora Lee Collins) and the various cameo's including Bing Crosby Ward Bond and Gary Cooper. The worst had to be Wendell Corey as Jessie James. I have seen many versions of James and this is one that is far removed from what I think of when I think James. As for Hope his character ( Milford Farnsworth) was okay but not nearly as good as his other characters (especially Larry Haines (My Favorite Blonde)). I give the movie 5/10 stars. Fair.